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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Ascension 2013

Ascension 2013:

Today we celebrate the ascension of
the Lord, the day when Jesus went up to heaven.Now, if we think about this event in the life of Jesus in isolation, it
might seem kind of strange.Why go up to
heaven?Why not stay here on earth?We could build Jesus a nice palace, we could
declare him king of the earth, etc.If
we think of the ascension in isolation it almost seems as though Jesus’
departure leaves us abandoned and alone.

But, of course, we never want to
think about this event isolation.Every
year we relive and remember the events of our salvation.Each year at Christmas we remember that Jesus
was born for us, that the king of the universe became a little child so as to
bring us salvation.Then during Lent and
up to Good Friday we remember that Jesus suffered and died for us.He laid down his life as a sacrifice so that
the salvation he came to bring might come about.Afterward, we celebrate the great solemnity
of Easter.We proclaim that Jesus Christ
is risen from the dead.Jesus broke the
prison bars of death.But, the story
doesn’t end there.Rather, the ascension
completes the cycle.Jesus returns to
his Father today.

So we see God’s plan come to
completion today. The plan goes like this.The Father so loved the world that he sent us
his only begotten Son.The Word of God
comes down from heaven and takes on the human nature.While here among us, he preaches good news,
he instructs us in the ways of holiness, he lays down his life for us, and he
destroys death with his resurrection.And today he returns to his Father.He is sent from the Father, and today he returns.But notice one important thing.When Jesus returns to heaven, he does not
leave his humanity behind.Rather, he
takes us with him.Jesus Christ is fully
God and fully human, which means that when he returns to his Father, Jesus
takes all of humanity with him.

Today on this feast of the
ascension we see the fullness of God’s plan revealed.The good news of the gospel is that Jesus
Christ truly is the Son of God, he was sent from the Father.And, he became one of us, so that he might
lead us to the Father.This is good news
indeed: all those who believe in Jesus will be united with him forever.So today’s feast should fill us with joy:
where Jesus has gone, we all hope to follow.

1 comment:

My Dear brothers we do not run away from isolation but Embrace it. Do you really think you can find God in all the noise of the world. Do you make it so, He {God} has to compete for your time or share it with things of the earth, things of the world.

Isolation can mean the Complete separation from others and things a person suffering from contagious and or infectious disease. The infectious Disease is your attachments to the ways of men to things of the earth and of the world. oh sweet isolation for you and you alone my God Lord Jesus I am in the world but not of it, I belong to you and you alone.

Be very careful that you take great care not to contaminate the heart !!! Because God does not dwell in a contaminate heart. Fill it with Holy things, Holy works, Holy Prayer.